Away from everything, but God is near
Returning Thursday
from Bangui, on Friday 29 October I left for the most distant villages,
more than 80 km away, where I stopped for 4 days, until Monday.
It
is an area with few streets and very shabby. A few days earlier a group
of rebels had frightened the people, stealing and plundering what they
could. Thank God, when I went there, I did not meet them- But the fear
of the people is so great that on Saturday, walking back from the
village of Sinaforo, I saw, from a distance, 2 people with a sack on
their heads. After a few seconds, they disappeared! Moving along I saw
the sack thrown on the ground, abandoned by the two, then I heard them
fleeing into the savannah, not far away. I tried to reassure them,
saying that we are neither rebels nor military ...
Friday
afternoon I arrived in Yoro, a fairly large village. Here I spent the
first 2 nights. Saturday was dedicated to the village of Sinaforo, 7 km
away. The road was rather a path, and with the rains it became
impassable by car. Upon arrival I found the children who welcomed me: it
is a party when someone arrives. Even if they are far from everything,
God does not abandon any of his children!
I returned to Yoro in
the early afternoon, and I dedicated the time to discussing the choice
of the catechist with the Christian community. At 6 pm I showed a film,
especially for children.
Sunday I celebrated in Yoro, with a good
number of Christians. In the afternoon I went to Bayanga Didi, 5 km
away. Here too the road is in ruins, and many times I thank those who
invented double bridges and reductions, which allow cars to overcome the
most difficult points.
Here we are well under way for
kindergarten. The teacher has been in Baoro for a few weeks, for a
period of study and training. The parents have cleaned the area that we
want to dedicate to the children, and by this month of November I hope
and expect to start the activities.
Monday morning was the great
feast of All Saints: a good rain blessed the village (and slowed down
the arrival of the people a little). And after almost 3 hours of
confessions, around 11.30 am I began the celebration of Mass, in which I
had the joy of baptizing 4 babies: Roxilia, Augustin, Laurent and
Channelle.
I left around 2 pm, taking a sick girl with me, with
her father and her mother: she had not been well for months, and it was
the only opportunity to be able to show her to a doctor.
We arrived in Baoro just before 5pm, finally!
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| Imprevisti della strada Les imprévus de la route |
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| Sinaforo |
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| Yoro |
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| Yoro |
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| Fratello e sorella Frère et Soeur |
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| Battesimi a Bayanga Didi Les baptèmes à Bayanga Didi |
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